pasty
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pasty¹
- /ˈpeɪsti/ UK, US
Sounds like pastie · Rhymes with -eɪsti
Where it comes from
From paste + -y (adjectival suffix).
adjective pastier · pastiest · pastey
- Like paste, sticky. These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.
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Pale, lacking colour, having a pallor.
He is pasty-faced.
Similar: pasty-faced
- Whiteskinned. He smoothed his tailored suit and red tie. "Boy, does it look like I ain't rich now? My pockets are already full of paper! Why the fuck would I want to risk doing business with some pasty cracker? For all I know, you a cop!"
pasty²
- /ˈpæsti/ US, UK
- /ˈpɑːsti/ Australia
Rhymes with -æsti, -ɑːsti
Where it comes from
From Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté. Doublet of patty.
noun pasties · pastie
- A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.
pasty³
Where it comes from
From paste + -y (diminutive suffix).
noun pasties
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Alternative spelling of pastie (“a small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers”).
Nonchalantly she bared one succulent pasty-topped breast.
Similar: nipple pastie, nipple pasty
Translations
Talk about this word "pasty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pasty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pasty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pasty "pasty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pasty.Cite this
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title = {pasty},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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